State, Market and Social Regulation: New Perspectives on Italy (Cambridge Studies in Modern Political Economies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521354536 ISBN 13: 9780521354530

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This book, first published in 1990, analyzes the relative impact of class and status groups versus demographic composition and political structures on the growth of welfare spending in Italy. Special attention is given to the role of the aged as representative of the importance of ascription and middle-class groups in welfare growth. The authors conclude that the primary beneficiaries of welfare benefits are not the poor but middle income groups and that income inequality is reinforced by welfare spending.

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Book Description

This book, first published in 1990, analyzes the relative impact of class and status groups versus demographic composition and political structures on the growth of welfare spending. The authors conclude that the primary beneficiaries of welfare benefits are not the poor but middle income groups and that income inequality is reinforced by welfare spending.

Synopsis

This book analyzes the relative impact of class and status groups versus demographic composition and political structures on the growth of welfare spending. Special attention is given to the role of the aged as representative of the importance of ascription and middle-class groups in welfare growth. The authors conclude that the primary beneficiaries of welfare benefits are not the poor but middle income groups and that income inequality is reinforced by welfare spending.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521354536
• ISBN 13: 9780521354530
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 308
• Editor: Lange Peter, Regini Marino